The Russell 2000 (^RUT) is treading water Monday morning after last week’s impressive rally, with the small-cap index barely changed as fresh geopolitical turbulence in the Middle East threatens the brief ceasefire that drove…
Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC | GPC Price Prediction) reports Q1 2026 results on April 22, 2026, before the market opens. With a planned corporate split on the horizon and tariff headwinds unresolved, this quarter…
As hard as it may be to fathom, some parts of Asia and Europe are running out of jet fuel. The IEA Executive Director, Fatih Birol, told the AP that this is highly likely.…
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE:^VIX) jumped 2 points to more than 19.5 in early Monday trading as renewed uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz cease-fire sent oil prices surging and dragged U.S. stocks lower.…
A 4.5% municipal bond yield and a 4.29% 10-year Treasury yield look nearly identical on paper. For someone in the 35% or 37% federal tax bracket, the difference is enormous, and it compounds every…
A married couple each collecting Social Security discovers they owe taxes they never expected. Their benefits felt modest. Their IRA withdrawal felt routine. But together, those two income streams crossed a threshold that made…
The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) is pulling back first thing Monday morning, down 0.17% to 24,435 after last week’s record run. The tech-heavy index is grappling with geopolitical uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz, elevated…
Investors have fallen further out of love with shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT | MSFT Price Prediction) this year, with the stock still down around 11% year to date or 22% from its all-time high. At…
Oracle (NYSE:ORCL | ORCL Price Prediction) has climbed 14.49% to close at $175.06. The 24/7 Wall St. price target for Oracle is $215.40, representing approximately 23% upside from current levels. Our model carries a…
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX | NFLX Price Prediction) has attracted ARK Invest’s attention in 2026, with the fund accumulating shares during volatility that has left the stock well below recent highs. As of April 17,…
Passive index investing has a concentration problem. The seven largest technology companies now account for roughly 35% of the S&P 500, which means owning a standard index fund today is less “broad market” and…
Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG | BKNG Price Prediction) trades at $184.56 as of writing, sitting 20% below its 52-week high of $232.20 and down 13.64% year to date. Our 24/7 Wall St. price target…
Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM | VNOM Price Prediction) collects royalty income from Permian Basin oil and gas production without spending a dollar on drilling, and its dividend splits into a fixed base and a…
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:HYS) has delivered a 10% total return over the past year, combining monthly income distributions with modest price appreciation. For income-focused investors, the question…
Retiring at 67 with $950,000 saved and Social Security paying $3,200 per month looks comfortable on paper. Run the standard numbers and you get $76,400 in gross annual income, which clears most retirement budget…
